New York Mets vs Baltimore Orioles, September 16, 2026

OriolesBAL
7-1
Final
MetsNYM

September 16, 2026, 7:10 PM ET | Citi Field

Last 5 Form

Baltimore Orioles

3-2

Last 5
L 3-7
@ TOR
L 1-8
@ TOR
W 2-1
@ NYM
W 7-5
@ NYM
W 7-1
@ NYM

New York Mets

1-4

Last 5
W 12-2
@ NYY
L 0-2
@ NYY
L 1-2
vs BAL
L 5-7
vs BAL
L 1-7
vs BAL

Starting Pitchers

Baltimore Orioles

Chris Bassitt headshot
Chris Bassitt
Recorded starter

New York Mets

Xzavion Curry headshot
Xzavion Curry
Recorded starter

Standings Snapshot

Full standings
Season recordsRecord, division and wild card rank, games back. Standings as of Sep 16, 11:25 PM ET
TeamW-LPCTDivWCGB
Baltimore Orioles75-78.490#5#618.0
New York Mets69-83.454#5#1019.5
PCT
winning percentage
Div
division rank
WC
wild card rank
GB
games back

Season Comparison

2026
Baltimore OriolesNew York Mets
.710
OPS
.706
199
HR
204
718
Runs
699
4.07
ERA
4.15
1.34
WHIP
1.29
1305
Strikeouts by pitchers
1450

Lower is better for ERA and WHIP; bars show each value against the larger of the two.

Top Players

Across up to five recent games with recorded boxscores.

Baltimore Orioles

Hitters

Pete Alonso headshot
Pete Alonso

6 H, 3 HR, 5 RBI

Christian Encarnacion-Strand headshot
Christian Encarnacion-Strand

7 H, 2 HR, 3 RBI

Jeremiah Jackson headshot
Jeremiah Jackson

3 H, 2 HR, 3 RBI

Pitchers

Grant Wolfram headshot
Grant Wolfram

3.0 IP, 5 SO, 0.00 ERA

Luis De León headshot
Luis De León

3.2 IP, 3 SO, 0.00 ERA

Josh Walker headshot
Josh Walker

3.0 IP, 2 SO, 0.00 ERA

New York Mets

Hitters

Francisco Lindor headshot
Francisco Lindor

5 H, 2 HR, 5 RBI

Carson Benge headshot
Carson Benge

5 H, 2 HR, 3 RBI

Juan Soto headshot
Juan Soto

5 H, 1 HR, 2 RBI

Pitchers

Jonah Tong headshot
Jonah Tong

6.0 IP, 6 SO, 0.00 ERA

Jefry Yan headshot
Jefry Yan

3.0 IP, 3 SO, 0.00 ERA

Zac Thornton headshot
Zac Thornton

7.0 IP, 4 SO, 2.57 ERA

Top Performers

Picked by MLBDB from this game's box score. MLB's own list of top performers can differ.

Chris Bassitt headshot
Chris Bassitt
Baltimore Orioles, MLBDB pick
Christian Encarnacion-Strand headshot
Christian Encarnacion-Strand
Baltimore Orioles, MLBDB pick
Samuel Basallo headshot
Samuel Basallo
Baltimore Orioles, MLBDB pick

Line Score

Baltimore Orioles 7, New York Mets 1: BAL 9 hits, NYM 7 hits; BAL 1 error, NYM 0 errors.

Runs by inningThen runs (R), hits (H) and errors (E) for the game
Team123456789RHE
Baltimore Orioles123000001791
New York Mets000100000170

Box Score

Batting

Christian Encarnacion-Strand led Baltimore Orioles with 3 hits and 1 home run and 2 RBI.

Baltimore Orioles batting
PlayerABRHRBIBBSOHR
Dylan BeaversLF4000020
Heston KjerstadPH1000010
Leody TaverasRF0000000
Pete Alonso1B4111011
Gunnar HendersonSS4000010
Coby MayoDH3100100
Christian Encarnacion-Strand3B4332011
Samuel BasalloC4122011
Jeremiah Jackson2B4112021
Rece HindsRF/LF4010010
Colton CowserCF3010110
Totals357972114

A.J. Ewing led New York Mets with 2 hits.

New York Mets batting
PlayerABRHRBIBBSOHR
Francisco LindorSS4010020
Juan SotoLF4000000
Bo Bichette3B4010020
Carson BengeRF4000000
Jared Young1B3110100
Marcus Semien2B4011000
A.J. EwingCF4020010
Brett BatyDH4010010
Luis TorrensC3000020
Totals34171180

Pitching

Chris Bassitt went 6.2 innings for Baltimore Orioles (6 SO, 1 ER); Xzavion Curry went 3.0 innings for New York Mets (3 SO, 6 ER).

Pitching lines
PitcherIPHRERBBSOHR
Baltimore Orioles
Chris Bassitt6.2511160
Anthony Nunez0.1000010
Josh Walker1.0100010
Yennier Cano1.0100000
New York Mets
Xzavion Curry3.0666134
Jefry Yan3.0000030
Jack Weisenburger3.0311150
AB
at-bats
R
runs
H
hits
RBI
runs batted in
BB
walks
SO
strikeouts
HR
home runs
IP
innings pitched
ER
earned runs

Scoring Summary

  • T1

    Home Run Pete Alonso homers (37) on a fly ball to left center field. BAL 1, NYM 0

  • T2

    Home Run Jeremiah Jackson homers (9) on a fly ball to center field. Christian Encarnacion-Strand scores. BAL 3, NYM 0

  • T3

    Home Run Christian Encarnacion-Strand homers (10) on a fly ball to left center field. Coby Mayo scores. BAL 5, NYM 0

  • T3

    Home Run Samuel Basallo homers (18) on a fly ball to center field. BAL 6, NYM 0

  • B4

    Single Marcus Semien singles on a line drive to left fielder Dylan Beavers. Jared Young scores. BAL 6, NYM 1

  • T9

    Single Samuel Basallo singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Carson Benge. Christian Encarnacion-Strand scores. BAL 7, NYM 1

Play-by-Play

All 72 recorded plate appearances, newest first.

  • B9

    Groundout Brett Baty grounds out, third baseman Christian Encarnacion-Strand to first baseman Pete Alonso. BAL 7, NYM 1

  • B9

    Single A.J. Ewing singles on a ground ball to left fielder Rece Hinds, deflected by shortstop Gunnar Henderson. BAL 7, NYM 1

  • B9

    Flyout Marcus Semien flies out to right fielder Leody Taveras. BAL 7, NYM 1

  • B9

    Groundout Jared Young grounds out, second baseman Jeremiah Jackson to first baseman Pete Alonso. BAL 7, NYM 1

  • T9

    Strikeout Heston Kjerstad strikes out swinging. BAL 7, NYM 1

  • T9

    Strikeout Colton Cowser strikes out swinging. BAL 7, NYM 1

  • T9

    Single Rece Hinds singles on a ground ball to right fielder Carson Benge. Samuel Basallo to 2nd. BAL 7, NYM 1

  • T9

    Strikeout Jeremiah Jackson called out on strikes. BAL 7, NYM 1

  • T9

    Single Samuel Basallo singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Carson Benge. Christian Encarnacion-Strand scores. BAL 7, NYM 1

  • T9

    Double Christian Encarnacion-Strand doubles (12) on a ground ball to right fielder Carson Benge. BAL 6, NYM 1

  • B8

    Groundout Carson Benge grounds out, shortstop Gunnar Henderson to first baseman Pete Alonso. BAL 6, NYM 1

  • B8

    Strikeout Bo Bichette strikes out on a foul tip. BAL 6, NYM 1

  • B8

    Flyout Juan Soto flies out to right fielder Rece Hinds. BAL 6, NYM 1

  • B8

    Single Francisco Lindor singles on a sharp line drive to left fielder Dylan Beavers. BAL 6, NYM 1

  • T8

    Groundout Coby Mayo grounds out, third baseman Bo Bichette to first baseman Jared Young. BAL 6, NYM 1

  • T8

    Flyout Gunnar Henderson flies out to left fielder Juan Soto. BAL 6, NYM 1

  • T8

    Strikeout Pete Alonso strikes out swinging. BAL 6, NYM 1

  • B7

    Strikeout Luis Torrens strikes out swinging. BAL 6, NYM 1

  • B7

    Single Brett Baty singles on a ground ball to center fielder Colton Cowser. Jared Young to 3rd. BAL 6, NYM 1

  • B7

    Strikeout A.J. Ewing strikes out swinging. BAL 6, NYM 1

  • B7

    Flyout Marcus Semien flies out to right fielder Rece Hinds. BAL 6, NYM 1

  • B7

    Single Jared Young singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder Colton Cowser. BAL 6, NYM 1

  • T7

    Strikeout Dylan Beavers strikes out on a foul tip. BAL 6, NYM 1

  • T7

    Walk Colton Cowser walks. BAL 6, NYM 1

  • T7

    Groundout Rece Hinds grounds out, shortstop Francisco Lindor to first baseman Jared Young. BAL 6, NYM 1

  • B6

    Flyout Carson Benge flies out to right fielder Rece Hinds. BAL 6, NYM 1

  • B6

    Strikeout Bo Bichette strikes out swinging. BAL 6, NYM 1

  • B6

    Groundout Juan Soto grounds out, shortstop Gunnar Henderson to first baseman Pete Alonso. BAL 6, NYM 1

  • T6

    Strikeout Jeremiah Jackson strikes out swinging. BAL 6, NYM 1

  • T6

    Strikeout Samuel Basallo called out on strikes. BAL 6, NYM 1

  • T6

    Strikeout Christian Encarnacion-Strand strikes out swinging. BAL 6, NYM 1

  • B5

    Strikeout Francisco Lindor strikes out swinging. BAL 6, NYM 1

  • B5

    Groundout Luis Torrens grounds out, third baseman Christian Encarnacion-Strand to first baseman Pete Alonso. BAL 6, NYM 1

  • B5

    Flyout Brett Baty flies out to center fielder Colton Cowser. BAL 6, NYM 1

  • T5

    Flyout Coby Mayo flies out to right fielder Carson Benge. BAL 6, NYM 1

  • T5

    Lineout Gunnar Henderson lines out sharply to first baseman Jared Young. BAL 6, NYM 1

  • T5

    Groundout Pete Alonso grounds out, third baseman Bo Bichette to first baseman Jared Young. BAL 6, NYM 1

  • B4

    Groundout A.J. Ewing grounds out, pitcher Chris Bassitt to first baseman Pete Alonso. BAL 6, NYM 1

  • B4

    Single Marcus Semien singles on a line drive to left fielder Dylan Beavers. Jared Young scores. BAL 6, NYM 1

  • B4

    Walk Jared Young walks. BAL 6, NYM 0

  • B4

    Flyout Carson Benge flies out sharply to center fielder Colton Cowser. BAL 6, NYM 0

  • B4

    Groundout Bo Bichette grounds out, second baseman Jeremiah Jackson to first baseman Pete Alonso. BAL 6, NYM 0

  • T4

    Groundout Dylan Beavers grounds out to first baseman Jared Young. BAL 6, NYM 0

  • T4

    Groundout Colton Cowser grounds out softly, first baseman Jared Young to pitcher Jefry Yan. BAL 6, NYM 0

  • T4

    Flyout Rece Hinds flies out to center fielder A.J. Ewing. BAL 6, NYM 0

  • B3

    Lineout Juan Soto lines out sharply to right fielder Rece Hinds. BAL 6, NYM 0

  • B3

    Strikeout Francisco Lindor strikes out swinging. BAL 6, NYM 0

  • B3

    Strikeout Luis Torrens strikes out swinging. BAL 6, NYM 0

  • T3

    Groundout Jeremiah Jackson grounds out, second baseman Marcus Semien to first baseman Jared Young. BAL 6, NYM 0

  • T3

    Home Run Samuel Basallo homers (18) on a fly ball to center field. BAL 6, NYM 0

  • T3

    Home Run Christian Encarnacion-Strand homers (10) on a fly ball to left center field. Coby Mayo scores. BAL 5, NYM 0

  • T3

    Walk Coby Mayo walks. BAL 3, NYM 0

  • T3

    Strikeout Gunnar Henderson strikes out on a foul tip. BAL 3, NYM 0

  • T3

    Flyout Pete Alonso flies out to right fielder Carson Benge. BAL 3, NYM 0

  • B2

    Strikeout Brett Baty called out on strikes. BAL 3, NYM 0

  • B2

    Single A.J. Ewing singles on a ground ball to left fielder Dylan Beavers. BAL 3, NYM 0

  • B2

    Groundout Marcus Semien grounds out, first baseman Pete Alonso to pitcher Chris Bassitt. BAL 3, NYM 0

  • B2

    Flyout Jared Young flies out sharply to left fielder Dylan Beavers. BAL 3, NYM 0

  • T2

    Strikeout Dylan Beavers called out on strikes. BAL 3, NYM 0

  • T2

    Single Colton Cowser singles on a line drive to right fielder Carson Benge. BAL 3, NYM 0

  • T2

    Strikeout Rece Hinds strikes out swinging. BAL 3, NYM 0

  • T2

    Home Run Jeremiah Jackson homers (9) on a fly ball to center field. Christian Encarnacion-Strand scores. BAL 3, NYM 0

  • T2

    Groundout Samuel Basallo grounds out, second baseman Marcus Semien to first baseman Jared Young. Christian Encarnacion-Strand to 3rd. BAL 1, NYM 0

  • T2

    Double Christian Encarnacion-Strand doubles (11) on a fly ball to left fielder Juan Soto. BAL 1, NYM 0

  • B1

    Flyout Carson Benge flies out to left fielder Dylan Beavers. BAL 1, NYM 0

  • B1

    Single Bo Bichette singles on a ground ball to third baseman Christian Encarnacion-Strand. Bo Bichette to 2nd. Bo Bichette advances to 2nd, on a throwing error by third baseman Christian Encarnacion-Strand. BAL 1, NYM 0

  • B1

    Groundout Juan Soto grounds out, first baseman Pete Alonso to pitcher Chris Bassitt. BAL 1, NYM 0

  • B1

    Flyout Francisco Lindor flies out to left fielder Dylan Beavers. BAL 1, NYM 0

  • T1

    Groundout Coby Mayo grounds out, third baseman Bo Bichette to first baseman Jared Young. BAL 1, NYM 0

  • T1

    Flyout Gunnar Henderson flies out to third baseman Bo Bichette. BAL 1, NYM 0

  • T1

    Home Run Pete Alonso homers (37) on a fly ball to left center field. BAL 1, NYM 0

  • T1

    Flyout Dylan Beavers flies out sharply to center fielder A.J. Ewing. BAL 0, NYM 0